PHP how to send carraige returns in a form 3

[natwod]

I am trying to send a carraige return (from a text box) to a script. I was able to get the effect I wanted in ASP using the code:

<%
Message = Trim(Request.Form(&quot;message&quot)
Message = Replace(Message, vbcrlf, &quot;<br>&quot; & vbcrlf)
%>

What this does is replace vbcrlf (the &quot;return&quot; code) with the break tag, as well as vbcrlf. When (return) is pressed, the vbcrlf makes a carraige return in the code sent to the browser, but not in the page displayed.

For PHP, I tried to use the code:

<?php $message = $_POST[&quot;message&quot;]; ?>
<?php echo ereg_replace (&quot;vbcrlf&quot;, &quot;<br>&quot;, $message); ?>

But there were no replacements made.

Does anybody know how to replace the (enter) code with a (br) tag??

Thanks for any input!
Natwod

 

[sleipnir214]

First of all, it would be unwise to expect a Visual Basic constant to exist in PHP. (vbcrlf).

Something like:
preg_replace (&quot;/\r\n|\n/&quot;, &quot;<br>&quot;, $message)

should do it. Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[skiflyer]

Not 100% positive of what solution you need... but the problem is in the fact that vbcrlf is the VB carriage line feed, not an actually carriage return or line feed or newline.

What you're probably going to need is a (and use this function instead of ereg, it's a tad bit faster...

string_replace(chr(10), &quot;<br>&quot;, $message);
string_replace(chr(13), &quot;<br>&quot;, $message);

that'll get both linefeeds and carriage returns... one or the other is what you need... but both won't hurt... alternatively you could use

string_replace(&quot;\n&quot;, &quot;<br>&quot;, $message);
string_replace(&quot;\r&quot;, &quot;<br>&quot;, $message);

If you're not in the mood to use the ascii codes.

-Rob

 

[danielhozac]

Note that skiflyer's solution would generate two [tt]<br>[/tt]s per line if the text is coming from a Windows computer (probably from Mac and *NIX too). //Daniel

 

[natwod]

Yeah, I found that out. Thanks!
Natwod